Changes: Robert Sheckley

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Template:Realworld Robert Sheckley (16 July 1928 – 9 December 2005; age 77) was a prolific and critically acclaimed science fiction writer, author of twenty-six novels and hundreds of short stories.

In 1966, Sheckley pitched two stories for Star Trek: The Original Series, "Rites of Fertility" and "Sister in Space", however both went unproduced (see: Undeveloped Star Trek: The Original Series episodes). Almost thirty years later, he was the author of the DS9 novel The Laertian Gamble.

Sheckley was born in Brooklyn, New York to a family of Eastern European Jewish origin. When he was a child, the family moved to nearby New Jersey. After serving in the US Army in the Korean War, he went to New York University. After then, he lived in various places including Greenwich Village, and the island of Ibiza in Spain.

Sheckley's writing got widespread praise, including from the English writer Kingsley Amis. His work was published in a number of different magazines, including Playboy; it is often Absurdist and satirical. His daughter Alisa has gone on to become a successful writer in her own right.

He also wrote tie-ins to Babylon 5 and Alien. His work The 10th Victim has been cited as an influence on the Japanese film Battle Royale and The Hunger Games.

He fell ill of a brain aneurysm, while visiting a convention in the Ukraine, and had to be flown back to the USA, where he died in a hospital in Poughkeepsie, New York.

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-'''Robert Sheckley''', born in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York|NY]] on [[July]] 16, [[1928]], died on [[December]] 9, [[2005]] in Red Hook, NY.
+'''Robert Sheckley''' {{born|16|July|1928|died|9|December|2005}} was a prolific and critically acclaimed science fiction writer, author of twenty-six novels and hundreds of short stories.
+In {{y|1966}}, Sheckley pitched two stories for ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'', "Rites of Fertility" and "Sister in Space", however both went unproduced (see: [[Undeveloped Star Trek: The Original Series episodes]]). Almost thirty years later, he was the author of the [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|DS9]] [[novels|novel]] ''[[The Laertian Gamble]]''.
-Author of the [[Deep Space Nine|DS9]] [[novel]] ''[[The Laertian Gamble]]''.
+Sheckley was born in Brooklyn, New York to a family of Eastern European Jewish origin. When he was a child, the family moved to nearby New Jersey. After serving in the US Army in the Korean War, he went to New York University. After then, he lived in various places including Greenwich Village, and the island of Ibiza in Spain.
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+Sheckley's writing got widespread praise, including from the English writer Kingsley Amis. His work was published in a number of different magazines, including ''Playboy''; it is often Absurdist and satirical. His daughter Alisa has gone on to become a successful writer in her own right.
-[[Category:Star Trek authors|Sheckley]]
+He also wrote tie-ins to ''[[Babylon 5]]'' and ''Alien''. His work ''The 10th Victim'' has been cited as an influence on the Japanese film ''Battle Royale'' and ''The Hunger Games''.
+He fell ill of a brain aneurysm, while visiting a convention in the Ukraine, and had to be flown back to the USA, where he died in a hospital in Poughkeepsie, New York.
+==External links==
+* [http://www.sheckley.com Official Website]
+* {{wikipedia}}
+* {{sf-encyc|sheckley_robert}}
+* {{NCwiki}}
+[[Category:Star Trek novel authors|Sheckley, Robert]]